It's the time of year for early season basketball tournaments and several Anchorage teams are playing in tourneys around the state and around the country.
The Bartlett girls team started 2-0 in the Haynes Academy Invitational in Metairie, Louisiana, dispatching host team Haynes Academy 59-30 on Wednesday and De La Salle (Louisiana) 65-25 on Thursday.
Freshman Amelia Uhila led Bartlett in both games with 15 points Thursday and 12 points Wednesday. Senior Paia Togagae added 14 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double in Thursday's win. All nine Bartlett players scored Wednesday.
The West boys team tipped off the Clarke Cochrane Christmas Classic with a 75-44 win over Thunder Mountain in Ketchikan.
Ayayol Dak (16 points), Deandre McMorris (15) and Amari Lawrence (13) powered the Eagles.
The Eagle River boys are 1-1 at the Cactus Jam in Phoenix.
The Wolves held of Liberty (Oregon) 62-53 on Wednesday before falling to Maranatha Christian (California) in a heartbreaker, 54-52 on Thursday. Ryan Adkins fueled Eagle River with 24 points in the Wednesday win and Aaron Davis led the team with 11 on Thursday.
In another tournament, the Dimond girls started 2-0 in the West Coast Jamboree in Concord, California, with an 82-55 win over Castro Valley (California) and an 86-48 win over Vanden (California). Castro Valley was previously unbeaten at 8-0.
No stats were reported for Dimond.